Healing
and hope after the tsunamiMGH Chaplaincy and MGH Administration held a
special prayer service, "Healing after the Tsunami," Jan.
10 in the O'Keeffe Auditorium, allowing employees, staff, volunteers,
patients and visitors to come together to remember
those who have been affected by this brutal catastrophe.

Departments
relocate to Yawkey Center in phase twoThe Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care officially
opened its doors to patients and staff last October, offering the state-of-the-art
care that has come to be expected from the MGH. By Jan. 18, other outpatient
programs will make the move to the Yawkey Center in phase two of the
relocation plans.

MGHers
rally together to help tsunami survivorsHasan Bazari, MD, of the MGH Department of Medicine,
is one of the lucky ones. Hailing from a coastal village near the Indian
Ocean, Bazari is one of many Americans who come from that part
of the world hit by the recent tsunami, watching the news coverage with
great sadness.

New
network of immune cells discoveredA previously unknown network of immune cells
has been discovered in the
mammalian gastrointestinal system by researchers at the MGH Center for
the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.

Even
pets need insuranceMany pet owners consider their pets to be a
part of their families. And just like family members who can benefit
from health insurance when they are sick, so can pets.